This Sweet and Spicy Tofu Stir-Fry is my new favorite thing to eat on rice! Like any good stir-fry, this one is loaded with lots of fresh veggies, studded with crispy golden tofu, and doused in a savory-sweet sauce with a hint of garlic and just the right amount of heat. Ever since discovering Sriracha […]
Spicy Vegan Fried Rice… for the brave and adventurous! This dish was inspired by the “Guru Fried Rice” dish at Loving Hut – one of our local vegan restaurants (they have locations all over the world!). Their version – with brown rice, crispy tofu bits, peas, and carrots – is characterized by a fragrant curry […]
For your sweetie or for yourself, make these Chocolate Date Hearts this Valentine’s Day! Like many great culinary inventions, this one came about by accident. A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting at home watching a movie, when I felt like eating something sweet. Brownies would have been ideal, but they would have taken too […]
I’m baaack… Okay, so maybe no one else noticed, but I didn’t post last weekend, because I was sick. Seems my body rebelled against going back to work after three weeks off on winter break (in fact, I had to call out from work… after only three days back). But, with food, liquids, and sleep […]
Hot tamales! No, not those. Naw, naw, I’m talking these hot, “beefy” vegan tamales… …steaming fresh and wrapped up like a gift of food should be. Okay now, before I continue, on behalf of my mother, let me set one thing straight. The word “tamales” (pronounced ta-MAH-less) is the plural of “tamal” (ta-MAL). There is no such […]
Ah, sushi. For years, I decided that I didn’t like it. I’m not even sure if I tried it before coming to that decision (like a picky kid would). The thought of eating anything with raw fish (or any raw meat) repulsed me. Then, when I was with my husband at a Japanese restaurant a […]
Oh divine spirits of the culinary heavens, I thank you for helping me bring to life this transcendent food creation I am calling… Asian Alfredo Noodles! Okay seriously though, I don’t know how this happened. I went into making dinner with one idea, changed it up a bit, and ended up with a completely new […]
Last weekend, after a gluttonous satisfying dinner for two at our local vegan fast-food joint (“carne asada” street tacos were involved), the hubby and I decided we needed to balance it out with a little something sweet. Specifically, chocolate chip cookies. Boy oh boy, I had not had a warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie since […]
Ahh, November in Southern California. The leaves changing color, the cool autumn air, the anticipation of the upcoming holidays, makes me just want to curl up with something warm and soupy. Something I can did into with a spoon. Keeping with the Thai theme, this vegan green curry with a big scoop of rice fits […]
I remember the first time I tried pad Thai. I was a preteen, on a weekend trip with my parents and my (then-) little brother in Palm Springs. We used to go to that idyllic desert town almost every year in November to recharge. We would hike in the canyons during the day, then unwind […]
So last night, my plan was to make a seitan (pronounced “say-TAN”) roast with vegan gravy, mashed potatoes, and veggies on the side. Sort of like a mini-Thanksgiving. I prepared the seitan, put it in the oven, but when I fetched my potatoes, I discovered that they were all sprouted and way past their prime. […]
Cucumbers… they’re not just for salads and tzatziki anymore. I spent the morning doing something I rarely do (no, not cleaning; good guess)… perusing the neighborhood garage sale. Mostly, I was looking to see if there was anything of value I could get for a family friend who’s folks are in the process of rebuilding […]
Let me just preface this by saying that this is not my favorite smoothie recipe. Not by a long shot. The point of this recipe is that it was intended as a rescue mission. And like a makeup artist in front of an ogre, well, let’s just say I can’t perform miracles. At least not […]
Pssst! Don’t tell your abuelita… I figured out how to make vegan huevos con chorizo (pronounced “WEH-vose cone cho-REE-so”), or vegan “eggs with spicy Mexican sausage”! If you’re from Spain, let’s not start a debate about the origins of chorizo. Let’s just be friends. But wait a minute, do you mean to say that a dish traditionally made […]
